Operation Guide 5288

Note

ξ For information about selecting a Home City and confi guring the DST setting, see

Checking the Current Time in a Different Time Zone

“Confi guring Home City Settings” (page E-14).

ξ While 12-hour format is selected for timekeeping, a P (PM) indicator will appear

for times from noon to 11:59 p.m. No indicator appears for times from midnight to

11:59 a.m. With 24-hour format, time is displayed from 0:00 to 23:59, without any

P (PM) indicator.

ξ The watch’s built-in full automatic calendar makes allowances for different month

lengths and leap years. Once you set the date, there should be no reason to

change it except after you have the watch’s battery replaced.

ξ The day of the week changes automatically when the date changes.

Currently selected

World Time City

Current time in the currently selected World Time City

You can use the World Time Mode to view the current time in one of 29 time zones (27 cities) around the globe. The city that is currently selected in the World Time Mode is called the “World Time City”.

To enter the World Time Mode

Use C to select the World Time Mode as shown on page E-10.

To view the time in another time zone

In the World Time Mode, use D (East) to scroll through city codes.

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To specify standard time or daylight saving time (DST) for a city

1. In the World Time Mode, use D (East) to display the

DST indicator city code (time zone) whose Standard Time/Daylight Saving Time setting you want to change.

2. Hold down A for about two seconds.

ξ This toggles the city code you selected in step 1 between Daylight Saving Time (DST indicator displayed) and standard time (DST indicator not displayed).

ξUsing the World Time Mode to change the DST setting of the city code that is selected as your Home City also will change the Timekeeping Mode time DST setting.

ξNote that you cannot switch between standard time/daylight saving time (DST) while GMT is selected as the World Time City.

ξThe standard time/daylight saving time (DST) setting affects only the currently selected time zone. Other time zones are not affected.

Countdown Timer

 

 

 

The countdown timer can be set within a range of

 

 

 

one minute to 60 minutes. An alarm sounds when the

 

 

 

countdown reaches zero. The countdown timer also has

 

 

 

an auto-repeat feature and a progress beeper that signals

 

 

 

the progress of the countdown.

 

 

 

To enter the Countdown Timer Mode

 

 

 

Use C to select the Countdown Timer Mode as shown

 

 

 

on page E-10.

 

 

 

 

Minutes

Seconds Configuring the Countdown Timer

 

 

 

The following are the settings you should configure

 

 

 

before actually using the countdown timer.

 

 

 

Countdown start time; Auto-repeat on/off; Progress

 

 

 

beeper on/off

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ξSee “To confi gure the countdown timer” on page E-26 for information about setting up the timer.

Auto-repeat

When auto-repeat is turned on, the countdown automatically restarts from the countdown start time when it reaches zero. If left running, the countdown is repeated a total of eight times, after which it stops automatically.

When auto-repeat is turned off, the countdown stops when it reaches zero and the display shows the original countdown start time.

ξPressing D while an auto-repeat countdown is in progress pauses the current countdown. You can resume the auto-repeat countdown by pressing D, or you can press A to reset to the countdown time starting value.

Countdown Timer Beeper Operations

The watch beeps at various times during a countdown so you can keep informed about the countdown status without looking at the display. The following describes the types of beeper operations the watch performs during a countdown.

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Countdown End Beeper

The countdown end beeper lets you know when the countdown reaches zero.

ξWhen the progress beeper is turned off, the countdown end beeper sounds for about 10 seconds, or until you press any button to stop it.

ξWhen the progress beeper is turned on, the countdown end beeper sounds for about one second.

Progress Beeper

When the progress beeper is turned on, the watch uses beeps to signal countdown progress as described below.

ξStarting from fi ve minutes before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps at the top of each countdown minute.

ξ30 seconds before the end of the countdown, the watch emits four short beeps.

ξThe watch emits a short beep for each of the last 10 seconds of the countdown.

ξIf the countdown start time is six minutes or greater, the watch emits a short beep for each second of the fi nal 10 seconds before the fi ve-minute point is reached. Four short beeps are emitted to signal when the fi ve-minute point is reached.

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To configure the countdown timer

1.While the countdown start time is on the display in the Countdown Timer Mode, hold down A until the current countdown start time starts to flash, which indicates the setting mode.

ξ If the countdown start time is not displayed, use the procedure under “To perform a countdown timer operation” (page E-28) to display it.

2.Press C to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.

C C

Start Time

Auto-repeat

Progress Beeper

3.When the setting you want to change is flashing, use B and D to change it as described below.

Setting

Screen

 

Button Operation

 

 

Start Time

 

Use D (+) and B (–) to change the setting.

 

 

ξ You can set a start time in the range of 1 to 60 minutes in

 

 

 

1-minute increments.

 

 

Auto-repeat

 

Press D to toggle auto-repeat on (

displayed) and off

 

(

displayed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progress Beeper

 

Press D to toggle the progress beeper on (

) and off

 

(

).

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.Press A to exit the setting mode.

ξYou can also perform steps 1 and 2 of the above procedure whenever you need to view the current auto-repeat and progress beeper settings.

 

C

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To perform a countdown timer operation

 

 

 

Using the Stopwatch

D

 

D

 

D

 

D

 

A

The stopwatch measures elapsed time, split times, and two finishes.

 

 

 

 

Start

Stop

(Restart)

(Stop)

Reset

 

ξBefore starting a countdown timer operation, check to make sure that a countdown operation is not in progress (indicated by the seconds counting down). If it is, press D to stop it and then A to reset to the countdown start time.

To stop the alarm

Press any button.

To enter the Stopwatch Mode

Use C to select the Stopwatch Mode as shown on page E-11.

Minutes Seconds

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